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Port: What if we took sports out of schools?
Levi Bachmeier says districts should show a four-day week improves academics, not sports scheduling, as current rules do not require that justification.
MINOT — Recently, I wrote about Superintendent of Public Schools Levi Bachmeier's proposed rule changes for North Dakota school districts seeking to implement four-day school weeks. The current rules are loose and don't necessarily require schools to justify a four-day week with evidence that it would enhance the academic mission. Some schools were justifying shorter weeks by saying they left more time available for sports. Bachmeier doesn't thi…